In my life and family, I have always felt in the middle between two warring halves of my identity: my mother and my father. My parents have been divorced for five years and have been at war ever since. I have always been in the middle between two people I love the most who cannot manage to love each other. While I move between the two houses, shuffling back and forth by court order, I never feel at home in...

When I first saw Columbia, my Grandma’s friend toured us around the campus. My Grandma’s friend told me her greatest advice looking at colleges was to read the student newspapers to better gauge the students at the school, and how the school allows students to express themselves. While I immediately loved the beautiful libraries and city campus, something else stuck out to me. Being Native American, I am looking for a school that will have a strong cultural...

My ideal college is a combination of challenging and supportive. I hope to have challenging academics and social interactions that push me and what I currently believe, expanding my world view. I also need a community that will support me and my needs, allowing me to flourish in an otherwise challenging environment.

Some of my favorite books from the past year in school were Station Eleven, The Round House, Residue Years, and Shakespeare’s Sonnets. My two favorite most recent reads were The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo and Becoming by Michelle Obama. I also recently re-read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, my two favorite books ever. I regularly reread books and enjoy reading one of my favorite books with a new...

When I first saw Columbia, my Grandma’s friend toured us around the campus. My Grandma’s friend told me her greatest advice looking at colleges was to read the student newspapers to better gauge the students at the school, and how the school allows students to express themselves. While I immediately loved the beautiful libraries and city campus, something else stuck out to me. Being Native American, I am looking for a school that will have a strong cultural...

Currently I am undecided in my major. One of my main interests is Native American studies. I have written three research papers in high school on the history of Native American law. I studied the progression of government relations with tribal sovereignty. I liked piecing together the progression of tribal sovereignty, despite the tragic deterioration over time. I think the history of native people is critical in amending the atrocities committed against them. With my own personal ties to Native...